Monday, January 10, 2011

Ron Reams - Abstract is Back

Ronald D. Reams always had a restless, probing creativity – pushing on from one style to the next. His battle between abstraction and figuration has been essential to his art as he has moved from the profound realism of his black and white drawings of the 1970s, to the discovery of color in his Flotation in Form period of the 1980s, through his latest Landscapes period while living in Cornwall, England of the 1990s.

It was not until later in the 1990s that the artist started to put pieces of drawings and paintings together, building then into large 15-foot panels; creating the equivalent of an abstract collage. They reflected his search for a new, non-routine way of painting. This new media transported him into a new level of creative expression which led the way for the works that followed. Reams became less involved in the final result as his focus was centered more in the process of discovery. His brush strokes became more fluid and broader in movement and color. These 15-foot panels were divided into 60 squares that then were repainted. These pieces were filed into large notebooks and served the artist as a thumbnail memo for his later works in acrylic.

Today, Ron works in a highly intuitive way, experiencing the energy of painting with the paint on his canvases in an almost sculptural way, building layer upon layer, color upon color with movement toward self-discovery in an improvisational way rather than painting for an intended result. To Reams, a painting only stops momentarily – only to resume again on another surface. Listening, observing and allowing his evocative side to take the brush, Ron transcends to a new level of spirit within.

Links:

http://www.rdreamsstudios.com

http://www.facebook.com/artist.reams1

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